Shows & Exhibitions As Performa Returns, Here Are Highlights From the First Two Decades of New York’s Sometimes Messy, Always Memorable Performance Art Biennial From a play in a Lower East Side sauna to a marathon retelling of the "Marriage of Figaro," these are the performances that changed the game. By Alexandra Peers, Oct 7, 2021
People Meet Phillip K. Smith III, Coachella’s Favorite Sculptor and the Busiest Artist You’ve Never Heard Of He's got no gallery representation—just a solid Instagram presence and a knack for old-fashioned hustling. By Alexandra Peers, Mar 27, 2018
Shows & Exhibitions Max Anderson Lassoed Five Museums for ‘Art Everywhere’ Dallas Museum of Art director dreamed American art in 50 states and 50,000 locations. By Alexandra Peers, Aug 11, 2014
Shows & Exhibitions MoMA’s Plot to Make Robert Gober a Household Name In October MoMA will host the Surrealist artist's first US retrospective. By Alexandra Peers, Aug 7, 2014
Galleries Is the Populist ArtPrize Becoming . . . Snobby? The world's most unprofessional art contest should not be professionalized. By Alexandra Peers, Jul 31, 2014
Shows & Exhibitions Larry Gagosian and Aby Rosen Discuss Warhol’s Nose Job and More At Guild Hall in Easthampton, the artist's close friends dished. By Alexandra Peers, Jul 30, 2014
Art Fairs A Clash of Cultures on the Santa Fe Biennial Trail The well-known art town faces increased competition from new art fairs and events. By Alexandra Peers, Jul 24, 2014
Events and Parties Robert Wilson Plans a ‘Library of Inspiration’ Watermill's high priest discusses nudity, high society, and his generation. By Alexandra Peers, Jul 17, 2014
Auctions Lucas Cranach the Elder’s ‘Lucretia’ Returns to Market A test of the art-world adage about not reselling a work publicly within five years. By Alexandra Peers, Jul 15, 2014
Shows & Exhibitions “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” and the Met Costume Institute’s Missed Opportunities Do museums and fashion go well together? By Alexandra Peers, Jul 10, 2014
Shows & Exhibitions MASS MoCA Awaits Vote on Its Huge Expansion The contemporary art Institution seeks more semi-permanent solo shows. By Alexandra Peers, Jul 7, 2014
Galleries 10 Game-Changing Auctions Today's records and art stars came straight out of yesterday's headlines. By Eileen Kinsella & Alexandra Peers, Jul 4, 2014
Shows & Exhibitions Art World Report Card: Abstract Expressionists at the New Clark Art Institute New England's Clark Art Institute reimagines itself as the Bilbao of the Berkshires. By Alexandra Peers, Jul 3, 2014
Analysis Art World Report Card: the Meteoric Rise of Peter Doig (updated) Breaking down Peter Doig as an art world phenomenon. By Alexandra Peers, Jun 27, 2014
Galleries Marina Abramović Goes to Coney Island: A Burlesque Sideshow strippers shoot the art star from a canon. By Alexandra Peers, Jun 25, 2014